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Station 41110 - Masonboro Inlet, ILM2, NC (150) Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 41110

Owned and maintained by Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP)
Data provided by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
34.142 N 77.715 W (34°8'30" N 77°42'53" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.46 m below water line
Water depth: 17 m

Right whales are active off NC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater within the vicinity of this station between November 1 and April 30. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike.

Data from a nearby buoy (41038) can be viewed here.

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Conditions at 41110 as of
(1:56 pm EDT)
1756 GMT on 05/18/2024:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 2.6 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 7 sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Period (APD): 4.2 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD): SE ( 128 deg true )
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 71.6 °F
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 		 5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts		 5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec		 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 		 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in		 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in		 5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F		 5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F		 5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi		 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2024-05-18 01:26 pm--- 2.6 64.3 SE--- 71.6----
2024-05-18 12:56 pm--- 2.6 64.3 SE--- 71.6----
2024-05-18 12:26 pm--- 2.6 74.7 SE--- 71.6----
2024-05-18 11:56 am--- 2.6 74.6 SE--- 72.1----
2024-05-18 11:26 am--- 2.6 54.7SSE--- 72.9----
2024-05-18 10:56 am--- 3.0 74.8 SE--- 72.7----
2024-05-18 10:26 am--- 2.6 54.5SSE--- 71.8----
2024-05-18 09:56 am--- 2.6 74.7 SE--- 71.4----
2024-05-18 09:26 am--- 2.6 74.6 SE--- 71.6----
2024-05-18 08:56 am--- 3.0 74.5 SE--- 71.6----
2024-05-18 08:26 am--- 3.0 74.6 SE--- 71.2----
2024-05-18 07:56 am--- 3.0 74.4 SE--- 71.1----
2024-05-18 07:26 am--- 3.0 74.5 SE--- 71.1----
2024-05-18 06:56 am--- 3.0 74.5 SE--- 70.9----
2024-05-18 06:26 am--- 3.3 74.5ESE--- 71.1----
2024-05-18 05:56 am--- 3.3 74.4 SE--- 70.9----
2024-05-18 05:26 am--- 3.0 74.4 SE--- 70.9----
2024-05-18 04:56 am--- 3.0 74.5 SE--- 71.1----
2024-05-18 04:26 am--- 3.0 74.5ESE--- 70.9----
2024-05-18 03:56 am--- 3.0 74.4 SE--- 71.1----
2024-05-18 03:26 am--- 2.6 74.4 SE--- 71.1----
2024-05-18 02:56 am--- 2.6 64.4 SE--- 71.1----
2024-05-18 02:26 am--- 2.6 64.3ESE--- 71.1----
2024-05-18 01:56 am--- 2.6 74.3ESE--- 71.1----
2024-05-18 01:26 am--- 2.6 64.3ESE--- 71.1----
2024-05-18 12:56 am--- 2.6 74.4ESE--- 71.1----
2024-05-18 12:26 am--- 2.6 44.2ENE--- 71.1----
2024-05-17 11:56 pm--- 2.6 64.3 SE--- 71.1----
2024-05-17 11:26 pm--- 2.6 44.3ENE--- 71.1----
2024-05-17 10:56 pm--- 2.6 44.1ENE--- 71.2----
2024-05-17 10:26 pm--- 2.6 74.1ESE--- 71.2----
2024-05-17 09:56 pm--- 2.6 44.2ENE--- 71.2----
2024-05-17 09:26 pm--- 2.3 74.2 SE--- 71.2----
2024-05-17 08:56 pm--- 2.3 74.0 SE--- 71.2----
2024-05-17 08:26 pm--- 2.3 74.0SSE--- 71.2----
2024-05-17 07:56 pm--- 2.3 73.9 SE--- 71.2----
2024-05-17 07:26 pm--- 2.3 103.8 E--- 71.2----
2024-05-17 06:56 pm--- 2.3 73.9 SE--- 71.2----
2024-05-17 06:26 pm--- 2.3 73.9 SE--- 71.2----
2024-05-17 05:56 pm--- 2.3 74.0 SE--- 71.2----
2024-05-17 05:26 pm--- 2.0 74.4 SE--- 71.6----
2024-05-17 04:56 pm--- 1.6 74.6 SE--- 71.8----
2024-05-17 04:26 pm--- 2.0 75.2 SE--- 71.8----
2024-05-17 03:56 pm--- 2.0 75.8 SE--- 71.8----
2024-05-17 03:26 pm--- 2.0 76.0 SE--- 71.6----
2024-05-17 02:56 pm--- 1.6 76.0 SE--- 71.8----
2024-05-17 02:26 pm--- 1.6 75.9 SE--- 71.6----
2024-05-17 01:56 pm--- 1.6 76.0 SE--- 71.6----
Detailed Wave Summary
for 41110 as of (1:56 pm EDT)
1756 GMT on 05/18/2024:

These wave data are displayed in rounded times.

     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Significant Wave Height Significant Wave Height (WVHT): 2.6 ft
5-day plot - Swell Height Swell Height (SwH): 0.3 ft
5-day plot - Swell Period Swell Period (SwP): 10.5 sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction Swell Direction (SwD):ESE
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height Wind Wave Height (WWH): 2.6 ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period Wind Wave Period (WWP): 6.7 sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction Wind Wave Direction (WWD): SE
5-day plot - Wave Steepness Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS): AVERAGE
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 4.2 sec
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Swell Height
SwH
ft		 5-day plot - Swell Period
SwP
sec		 5-day plot - Swell Direction
SwD
 		 5-day plot - Wind Wave Height
WWH
ft		 5-day plot - Wind Wave Period
WWP
sec		 5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction
WWD
 		 5-day plot - Wave Steepness
STEEPNESS
 		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec
2024-05-18 01:26 pm 2.6 0.3 10.5ESE 2.6 6.2 SE N/A 4.3
2024-05-18 12:56 pm 2.6 0.3 11.1ESE 2.6 6.2 SE STEEP 4.3
2024-05-18 12:26 pm 2.6 0.3 11.1ESE 2.6 6.7 SE AVERAGE 4.7
2024-05-18 11:56 am 2.6 0.3 10.5ESE 2.6 6.7 SE N/A 4.6
2024-05-18 11:26 am 2.6 0.3 10.5 E 2.6 4.8 SSEVERY_STEEP 4.7
2024-05-18 10:56 am 3.0 0.3 11.1 SE 3.0 6.7 SE AVERAGE 4.8
2024-05-18 10:26 am 2.6 0.3 11.1ESE 2.6 4.5 SSEVERY_STEEP 4.5
2024-05-18 09:56 am 2.6 0.3 10.5ESE 2.6 6.7 SE AVERAGE 4.7
2024-05-18 09:26 am 2.6 0.3 11.1ESE 2.6 6.7 SE N/A 4.6
2024-05-18 08:56 am 3.0 0.3 11.1ESE 2.6 6.7 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2024-05-18 08:26 am 3.0 0.3 11.1ESE 3.0 6.7 SE AVERAGE 4.6
2024-05-18 07:56 am 3.0 0.3 10.5ESE 2.6 6.7 SE AVERAGE 4.4
2024-05-18 07:26 am 3.0 0.3 10.5ESE 3.0 6.7 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2024-05-18 06:56 am 3.0 0.3 11.1ESE 3.0 6.7 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2024-05-18 06:26 am 3.3 0.3 10.5ESE 3.3 7.1 ESE AVERAGE 4.5
2024-05-18 05:56 am 3.3 0.3 10.5 E 3.3 7.1 SE AVERAGE 4.4
2024-05-18 05:26 am 3.0 0.3 10.5ESE 3.0 6.7 SE AVERAGE 4.4
2024-05-18 04:56 am 3.0 0.3 11.1 SE 3.0 6.7 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2024-05-18 04:26 am 3.0 0.3 10.5ESE 3.0 7.1 ESE AVERAGE 4.5
2024-05-18 03:56 am 3.0 0.3 10.5ESE 3.0 6.7 SE AVERAGE 4.4
2024-05-18 03:26 am 2.6 0.3 11.8ESE 2.6 7.1 SE AVERAGE 4.4
2024-05-18 02:56 am 2.6 0.3 10.5ESE 2.6 6.2 SE AVERAGE 4.4
2024-05-18 02:26 am 2.6 0.3 10.5ESE 2.6 5.9 ESE STEEP 4.3
2024-05-18 01:56 am 2.6 0.3 10.5ESE 2.6 6.7 ESE AVERAGE 4.3
2024-05-18 01:26 am 2.6 0.3 11.1ESE 2.6 5.9 ESE STEEP 4.3
2024-05-18 12:56 am 2.6 0.3 10.5 E 2.6 7.1 ESE AVERAGE 4.4
2024-05-18 12:26 am 2.6 0.3 10.5ESE 2.6 4.2 ENEVERY_STEEP 4.2
2024-05-17 11:56 pm 2.6 0.3 10.5ESE 2.6 6.2 SE N/A 4.3
2024-05-17 11:26 pm 2.6 0.3 11.1ESE 2.6 4.0 ENEVERY_STEEP 4.3
2024-05-17 10:56 pm 2.6 0.3 11.1ESE 2.6 4.2 ENE N/A 4.1
2024-05-17 10:26 pm 2.6 0.3 10.5 E 2.6 7.1 ESE N/A 4.1
2024-05-17 09:56 pm 2.6 0.3 10.5 E 2.6 4.2 ENE N/A 4.2
2024-05-17 09:26 pm 2.3 0.3 10.5 E 2.3 6.7 SE N/A 4.2
2024-05-17 08:56 pm 2.3 0.3 11.1ESE 2.3 6.7 SE N/A 4.0
2024-05-17 08:26 pm 2.3 0.3 11.1 E 2.3 6.7 SSE N/A 4.0
2024-05-17 07:56 pm 2.3 0.3 10.5 E 2.3 6.7 SE N/A 3.9
2024-05-17 07:26 pm 2.3 0.3 10.5ESE 2.3 9.9 E N/A 3.8
2024-05-17 06:56 pm 2.3 0.3 10.5ESE 2.3 7.1 SE N/A 3.9
2024-05-17 06:26 pm 2.3 0.3 10.5 E 2.0 6.7 SE N/A 3.9
2024-05-17 05:56 pm 2.3 0.3 11.1 E 2.0 6.7 SE N/A 4.0
2024-05-17 05:26 pm 2.0 0.3 10.5 E 2.0 6.7 SE N/A 4.4
2024-05-17 04:56 pm 1.6 0.3 11.1ESE 1.6 6.7 SE N/A 4.6
2024-05-17 04:26 pm 2.0 0.3 10.5ESE 2.0 6.7 SE N/A 5.2
2024-05-17 03:56 pm 2.0 0.3 11.1ESE 2.0 6.7 SE N/A 5.8
2024-05-17 03:26 pm 2.0 0.3 10.5ESE 1.6 6.7 SE N/A 6.0
2024-05-17 02:56 pm 1.6 0.3 11.8ESE 1.6 6.7 SE N/A 6.0
2024-05-17 02:26 pm 1.6 0.3 10.5ESE 1.6 7.1 SE N/A 5.9
2024-05-17 01:56 pm 1.6 0.3 10.5ESE 1.6 7.1 SE N/A 6.0

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)